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:: SUPER SPEEDY :: Read Our Full Review >>SoundHound easily beats out Shazam for music recognition. But if you already have another music recognition app, there may not be enough new here to justify the purchase for casual users.
What's New
New in SoundHound 4.2: Twitter+ Introducing "Most Tweeted": a chart of hot songs with their real-time Tweets from SoundHound
+ Artist handles in your Twitter shares: When you Tweet, SoundHound automatically includes an @mention of the artist for you
+ Tweets on song pages: scroll down the page to see who's Tweeting about it
+ Twitter single sign on (iOS 5): even easier Tweeting without retyping your Twitter password
+ Twitter Artist Updates: when you see Twitter badge by an artist's name, tap it to see the artist's latest Tweets!
New since SoundHound 4.0:
+ LiveLyrics (in the US and Canada): See lyrics in time with the music for your songs and IDs - and go landscape to see lyrics full screen
+ Music player updates: single tap lyrics to hide iPod controls or double tap LiveLyrics to fast forward
+ iCloud for your SoundHound History: see your IDs and bookmarks on all your devices running iOS 5! iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
+ In-App Settings: Just tap the gear on the SoundHound home page. Now even easier to opt in to auto-share or listen on start
App Description
SoundHound is instant music search and discovery:♪ The world's FASTEST music recognition: name tunes playing from a speaker in as little as four seconds
♪ The world's only viable singing and humming recognition
♪ LiveLyrics (in the U.S. and Canada): see Lyrics in time with the music for music recognition and your iPod songs: you can even double tap a line of lyrics to play it!
♪ An included iPad app with beautiful, full-size lyrics and YouTube pages
♪ The ultimate SoundHound experience, ad-free with premium features including exclusive Recommended Songs!
♪ NEW: Real-time Facebook and Twitter Updates from Artists: tap a band's name to instantly see its latest social news!
★ Reviews and Honors for SoundHound ∞ ★
The #1 Top Paid iPad App of All Time
- Apple App Store, Jan. 2011
Top 10 Must-Have iPhone Apps
-Bob Tedeschi, NY Times, Nov. 2010
Best Music Engagement App
- BILLBOARD Music App Awards, Oct. 2010
Essential iPad App - "Seriously fast"
-John Herrman, Gizmodo, April 2010
"Genius, isn't it?"
- B.B.C. World Radio
"This is amazing... insane, right?"
-David Pogue of the NY Times
And there's more: Listen on startup and geotagging options, Facebook and Twitter sharing and optional auto-sharing, previews, iTunes and Pandora links, full length YouTube videos, and your favorite artists' top songs, bios, and Wikipedia pages.
Requirements and notes: SoundHound works on the iPhone, iPad, new iPod Touch, and second and third generation iPod touch (with an external microphone such as in Apple's iPhone headsets). Fast network connections, common on WiFi and 3G, allow SoundHound to produce the response times shown above.
App Changes
December 21, 2011 New version 4.2
November 05, 2011 New version 4.1.1
October 12, 2011 New version 4.1
August 09, 2011 New version 4.0.1
July 21, 2011 New version 4.0
June 17, 2011 New version 3.6.3
July 11, 2008 Initial Release



